{"product_id":"smash-green-day-the-offspring-bad-religion-nofx-and-the-90s-punk-explosion-hardcover","title":"Smash!: Green Day, the Offspring, Bad Religion, Nofx, and the '90s Punk Explosion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Winwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA group biography of '90s punk rock told through the prism of Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX, Rancid, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two decades after the Sex Pistols and the Ramones birthed punk music into the world, their artistic heirs burst onto the scene and changed the genre forever. While the punk originators remained underground favorites and were slow burns commercially, their heirs shattered commercial expectations for the genre. In 1994, Green Day and The Offspring each released their third albums, and the results were astounding. Green Day's \u003ci\u003eDookie \u003c\/i\u003ewent on to sell more than 15 million copies and The Offspring's \u003ci\u003eSmash \u003c\/i\u003eremains the all-time bestselling album released on an independent label. The times had changed, and so had the music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While many books, articles, and documentaries focus on the rise of punk in the '70s, few spend any substantial time on its resurgence in the '90s.\u003ci\u003e Smash \u003c\/i\u003e is the first to do so, detailing the circumstances surrounding the shift in '90s music culture away from grunge and legitimizing what many first-generation punks regard as post-punk, new wave, and generally anything but true punk music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With astounding access to all the key players of the time, including members of Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX, Rancid, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, and many others, renowned music writer Ian Winwood at last gives this significant, substantive, and compelling story its due. Punk rock bands were never truly successful or indeed truly famous, and that was that -- until it wasn't. \u003ci\u003eSmash \u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how the underdogs finally won and forever altered the landscape of mainstream music.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Winwood\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's foremost music writers. He has written for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, Mojo, Kerrang!\u003c\/i\u003e, and the BBC, and is the coauthor, alongside Paul Brannigan, of \u003ci\u003eBirth School Metallica Death\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInto the Black\u003c\/i\u003e. Winwood resides in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754162454816,"sku":"9780306902741","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6541e60e616a6a073b6039f4c8b949ab.webp?v=1780034732","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/smash-green-day-the-offspring-bad-religion-nofx-and-the-90s-punk-explosion-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}